Bottle-stopper.



PATENTED MAY 26, 1903.

0. GRUZINGER.

BOTTLE STOPPBR.

APPLIOATION FILED we. 20,-1902.

N0 MODEL.

In ventur;

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Patented May 26, 1903;

PATENT OFFICE.

OTTO GROZINGER, OF LUDWIGSBURG, GERMANY.

BOTTLE-STOPPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 728,907, dated May 26,1903.

Application filed August 20,1902. Serial No. 120,424. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OTTO GRoZINGER, a citizen of the German Empire,residing at Ludwigsburg, Kingdom of Wurtemberg, Germany, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Bottle-Stoppers; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to bottle-stoppers for efiervescing beveragesandsimilarliquids; and it consists in forming perforations, preferably atright angles, in the head of such a stopper which is held in the bottleby means of any of the usual securing means-as, for instance, by wirefastenings or the likeone of said perforations being adapted to beclosed or opened by means of a spring-actuated valve or ascrew-plugfitted in the head. To discharge the contents of the bottle, it is thusnot necessary to release the wire or other fastening, but merely topress upon the button of the valve, thereby opening the same, or torelease the screw-plug mounted in the stopper-head, whereupon thecontents of the bottle are expelledthrough the channels in thebottle-head in a direction approximately at right angles to the axis ofthe bottle, whereby the pouring out of the liquid is considerablyfacilitated. In a similar manner the charging of the bottle may beeffected without the stopper being removed.

An embodiment of my invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, inwhich Figure 1 is a vertical section of the neck of a bottle fitted withthis improved stopper. Fig. 2 is a top view of same; Fig. 3, acrosssection through same; Fig. 4E, asectional view of the bottle-neckwith a screw-plug instead of a spring-valve; Fig. 5, an end view of thebottle-neck, and Fig. (3 a perspective view of the bottle when thestoppering device is removed; v

The stopper a is attached to the bottle f, Fig. 4, by means of anysuitable fastening device in such a way as to be capable of beingbrought into and out of engagement with the opening in the bottle, thegasket 7: effecting a tight joint. In the accompanying drawings alever-fastener 71 is shown, the fastening-loop g of which engages aprojection 2' on the stopper a. Perforations b c are formed at rightangles in the stopper a, the perforation I) (which opens toward thebottle) being adapted to be closed by means of a screwplug 07, mountedin the stopper (1 and the closing being rendered tight by means of awasher-ring e, Fig t, or by means of a valve consisting of the valve-rod'n, the lower end of which is surrounded by a caoutchouc buffor 19,thereby closing the perforation b. The upper end of the valve-rod itcarries a button m, underneath which is arranged a small tightening-disk0, preferably of leather, effecting a slight spring action upon thebutton 171 when it is pressed down and then released. When thescrew-plug d is relaxed or the spring-valve is opened, the contents ofthe bottle are discharged through the channels b c, and for facilitatingthis object a small.

nozzlel is provided on the projection t' of the stopper (6. By thismeans. the bottle can be discharged in the simplest manner withoutreleasing the fastening h, and it may also be filled in a similarmanner, which is of particular advantage in charging or dischargingbottles containing eiferverscent beverages or sparkling wines.

When it is desired to clean the bottle, the fastening his released, asshown in Fig. 4,

after which the bottle may be closed in the usual manner.

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my saidinvention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare thatwhat I claim is 1. A bottle-stopper adapted to effect the closure of abottle and having formed therein a channel communicating'with theinterior of the bottle and with the outer air, and a screwthreaded valvemounted in the stopper and so disposed as to control said channel.

2. A bottle-stopper adapted to effect the closure of a bottle and havingformed therein a bent channel communicating with the interiorof thebottle and with the outer-air, and a valve mounted in the stopper and sodisposed as to control said channel at the angle therein.

3. A bottle-stopper having formed therein intersecting channels, onecommunicating with the interior of the bottle and the other with theouterair, and a Valve mounted in the stopper at the point ofintersection and; controlling the passage through said channels.

4. A bottle-stopper having formed therein intersecting channels atsubstantially right cate with the interior of the bottle and with theouter air, a lateral channel communicating with the axial channel andwith the outer air, and a valve capable of being set and retained at anydegree of adjustment and so disposed within the axial channel as tocontrol the passage through said channels.

6. A bottle-stopper provided with an elongation adapted to engage theopening in the bottle-neck and with a lateral projection, the elongationand projection having formed therein channels communicating in the bodyof the stopper, a valve mounted in the stopper and controlling thepassage through said channels, and means for securing said stopper inthe bottle-neck consisting of a hinge and of a loop adapted to engagethe lateral projection.

7. A bottle-stopper provided with an elongation adapted to engage theopening in the bottle-neck and with a lateral projection at right anglesto the elongation, the elongation and projection having formed thereinaxial channels communicating in the body of the stopper, a valve mountedin the stopper and controlling the passage through said channels, andmeans for securing said stopper in the bottle-neck consisting of a hingeand of a loop adapted to engage the lateral projection.

8. A bottle-stopper provided with an elongation adapted to engage theopening in the bottle-neck and with a lateral projection, the elongationand projection having formed therein channels meeting at substantiallyright angles in the body of the stopper, a valve mounted in the stopperat the intersection of the channels and controlling the passage throughsaid channels, and means for removablysecuring said stopper in thebottleneck.

9. A bottle-stopper provided with an elon gation adapted to engage theopening in the bottle-neck and with a lateral projection, the elongationand projection having formed therein axial channels communicating in thebody of the stopper, and an exteriorly-operable valve mounted in thestopper and capable of being set and maintained at any de-- gree ofadjustment to control the passage through said channels, and means forsecuring said stopper in the bottle-neck.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

OTTO GROZINGER. WVitnesses:

WALTER SCHWAEBSCH, JEAN Nlos.

